Process for ornamenting wood



H. E. DEVRIES.

PROCESS FOR ORNAMENTING W000.

APPLICATlON FILED OCT. 16, 1919.

Patented May 4, 1920.

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H. E. M VRIES.

PROCESS FOR ORNAMENTING WOO/D.

APPLICATION FILED OCIT. I6. I919.

UNITED STATE S PATENT OFFICE.

HERMAN E. DE VRIES, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

PROCESS FOR QRNAMENIING vVOOD.

Application filed October 16, 1919.

1/ '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IIERMAN E. DE Vines, a citizen of Holland, residinat the city of Grand Rapids, county of Cent, State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Processes forOrnamenting \Vood, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in processes for ornamentingwood.

The main objects of this invention are:

First, to provide an improved process for ornamenting wood by means ofwhich an eflect of inlays may be secured.

Second, to provide an improved process for ornamenting wood by means ofwhich color designs having distinct outlines may be produced rapidly andeconomically.

Further objects, and objects relating to structural details, willdefinitely appear from the detailed description to follow.

Certain steps of my improved method of ornamenting wood are illustratedin the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, inwhich:

Figure I is a plan view of a portion of a panel illustrating a step ofmy improved process, namely, the sketching of the desired figure.

Fig. II is a plan view of a portion of a panel illustrating anotherstep, namely, the outlining of the figure with a color barrier orblock-out material.

Fig. III is a plan view of a portion of a panel illustrating anotherstep in which the color is applied.

Fig. IV is an enlarged detail section on a line corresponding to linel4: of Fig. III, the color barrier being indicated by a heavy line.

Fig. V is a plan view illustrating another step in which the colorbarrier is removed.

Fig. VI is a plan view of a panel showing a conventional design with thefigure outlined with the barrier or block-out material.

Fig. VII is a detail section on a line corresponding to line 77 of Fig.VI.

Fig. VIII is a detail plan view in which the figure or design is blockedout with the barrier material, the background of the panel beingcolored.

Fig. IX is an enlarged detail section on a line corresponding to line9-9 of Fig. VIII.

In the drawing similar reference characters refer to similar partsthroughout the everal views, and the sectional views are Specificationof Letters Patent.

Patented M ay 4, 1920.

Serial No. 331,031.

process consists in outlining the figure or portion to be colored, asshown in Fig. I, with a color barrier or blockout material 2-3,consisting preferably of a mixture of whiting and glycerin sullicientglycerin being employed so that the mixture will flow from a brush inclear-cut,regular lines as shown in Fig. II. This material constitutes afiller ,forthe surface grain of the wood and piles up on the surfaceforming a raised barrier as shown in Fig. IV, the same being shownsomewhat exaggerated although the width of the barrier is variedaccording to the character of the design, there being, however, asubstantial amount on the surface.

After the barrier has become substantially dry, the color indicated at 4may be laid on, a liquid oil color or stain being employed. The colordoes not flow under the barrier, either directly or by capillarity, sothat very clean-cut outlines are secured having the effect of inlays.

After the color has dried, the barrier or block-out material may berubbed or scraped from the surface very easily.

In the application of my improvements shown in Figs. VI and VII, theblock-out or barrier material 3 is laid upon the panel to cover theentire surface thereof except the design which is to be produced incolor.

In the application of my improved method as shown in Figs. VIII and IX,the barrier or block-out material is laid over the entire design, thebackground being then colored.

My improved method of ornamenting wood enables the production ofbeautiful color effects which, as stated, have the appearance of inlays.The barrier material, consisting of a mixture of glycerin and whiting,is very desirable in that it is very effective for confining the color,is easy to work and very economical. Other inert materials may be usedwith quite satisfactory results. The whiting and glycerin is, however,very reliable, and fills the surface grain of the wood sufiicient depthto prevent the spreading of the coloring liquid by capil larity.

Another advantage of my improved method is that it does not requiregreat skill in its successful practice.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. The process of ornamenting wood consisting of applying a colorbarrier consisting of a mixture of inert powder and glycerin,

applying an oil color, and removing the color barrier from the surfaceof the wood. 2. The process of ornamentingwood consisting of applying acolorbarrier consisting of a wet mixture of an inert powder, whichconstitutes a filler for the. surface grain of the wood to which it isapplied and a raised surface barrier, applying the color, and removingthe color barrier from the surface of the wood a In witness whereof, Ihave hereunto set my hand and seal in the presence of two witnesses.

HERMAN E. DE VRIES. [L. s] Witnesses: I

JOHN M. Bnownn, ALBERT A. BULLOCK.

